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Our Brain Can Perform Better The Active Brain It is well known that our brain can perform better. It only takes a few small additions on a daily basis to make this change. Everyone who knows me would know, I am continuously scurrying around finding practical applications to support children who have learning difficulties. This is such […]

Anxiety in children is a global problem in today’s world. In Australia one in every four women and one in eight men suffer from this condition. In 2008 The Australian Bureau of statistics noted out of the 2.5 million Australians aged 16–24 years, more than a quarter (26%) had a 12 month mental disorder, […]

The anniversary of my son, Dan, brings back many memories BUT mainly sadness that he and his father are not here to enjoy life with us. The journey without them has been difficult, sad and lonely. Today, as usual, I rang my sons and chatted with them about Dan and the death of Graham […]

How poor reading and writing impacts on self-esteem is rarely spoken about. We continuously discuss poor results and underestimate what happens to the student emotionally and socially. These areas are vital to the student’s future. What is self-esteem? Self -esteem is how we feel about ourselves or the worth or the value we place on […]

Attention is a BIG problem in today’s classrooms when teaching kids to read, write and spell. http://www.letterboxlearntoread.com/teaching-kids-read-spell-write-ready-naplan-testing Inattention shows up in children for many different reasons and is a complex problem. BUT there are ways to support these children. The Insider’s Guide to Improving Attention offers ways to support children bit by bit to […]

It is no secret that encouragement is one of the biggest forces that drive our children to success. Think of a situation in your personal life when encouragement pushed you out of misery and onto the highway of success. I can remember vividly, a young boy who suffered from anxiety, depression and poor self- […]

Accurate Assessment Reading problems can be turned around given time and the right support. Recently, I tested a student who was substituting words in a reading passage. Probably, these errors were overlooked because the teacher was more concerned with children who were reading well below the age level. But when I looked beyond […]

Stand up and pay attention Last week we discussed the greatest predictor of reading and spelling success, Phonological Awarenesss.To make certain that Phonological Awareness is successful, the child must be able to maintain attention. So, for today’s content I will look at activities that can be used for this purpose. Alertness is […]